THE COAG Health Council has approved the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Amendment (Tranche 1A) Bill, which includes new mandatory reporting provisions and other changes including the introduction of custodial sentences for people who falsely hold themselves out to be a registered health practitioner.
The ministers said the mandatory reporting amendments should also give practitioners who are unwell the confidence to seek treatment.
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